Synopsis
Hannah used to worry about feeling different. Now, she worries about magic, matrimony and assassins. . .
Hannah has been haunted by 'episodes' for years, waking dreams of a different world Until one day she's pulled from her backyard into Augremont — a land where magic is a brutal industry, Discovering her real name is Hannalyn and she had been swapped at birth to hide her true identity, Now her true family has been slaughtered, leaving her with a crumbling castle, a confusing grimoire, and a target on her back.
Here, an unmarried female mage is a commodity to be sold. and to survive she must do two things: discover her magic and secure an alliance the old-fashioned way by marriage. She also needs to survive long enough to get to her intended groom: Malcom Peverel, head of a rising House who needs her bloodline as much as she needs his Swords.
Hannalyn must transform from a modern woman into a powerful mage. But navigating a marriage of convenience isn't easy and while Malcom seems the most promising of her would be suitors but in this brutal world, nothing is entirely what it seems . . .
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Immersive, involving, suspenseful and intriguing, with a main character you’ll love. Think you know Charlaine Harris? Think again!
A gripping, twisty-turny, thrill-ride of a read
When a master of her craft offers to tell you a story, let her. The results are dazzling.
Charlaine Harris is a phenomenon
